Sharpening Help

Thin-Slice

Thin-Slice

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Hello knife nuts. I have recently become very exstatic about knives and have started with the usual best production knives that i believe are the Spyderco and Benchmade peoducts. I have the blurple S110V PM2 and Manix 2 but also plan on getting the Benchmade 940-1 with S90V steel.

I have searched here under "sharpening" but couldnt find if there was a thread about what type of sharpening stone to use on those tough steels. I am awaiting deliver of the Wicked Edge Pro I but it has regular stones and saw somewhere that the steels mentioned above need Ceramic/Diamond stones.

Can someone please refer me with a link to the guide of what thoe of stones specifically if it exists (which im sure it does i juat cant find it)

Thank you again
 
Check out the Maintenance, Tinkering and Embellishment. I get the impression these are your first blades. If I'm right I'd recommend that you get a cheaper knife, maybe a Buck 110 which can be had at a big box store for around $30. It's a good blade for learning how to sharpen with, especially free hand sharpening. Seriously those blades you are getting will hold an edge for a long time, but a lot of experienced people are challenged trying to sharpen them.
 
Yes they r my first ones but i have several cheap ones and i do my due diligence when making a substantial purchase at least for me that is.

Tyvm for the link too
 
Yes my fault after posting i looked it up and yes all their stones are diamond so it should just be fine with time.
 
bt93 said:
Check out the Maintenance, Tinkering and Embellishment. I get the impression these are your first blades. If I'm right I'd recommend that you get a cheaper knife, maybe a Buck 110 which can be had at a big box store for around $30. It's a good blade for learning how to sharpen with, especially free hand sharpening. Seriously those blades you are getting will hold an edge for a long time, but a lot of experienced people are challenged trying to sharpen them.
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They're not bad to sharpen, but suck to reprofile or repair significant chips. Def a hell of a pair to start out on thou, but atleast afterwards a lesser steel will be a breeze to do lol.

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You should rarely have to reprofile them unless you have a job that requires continual knife use.

I recommend the Spyderco Sharpmaker. It is a breeze to use, easy to store and setup, and was designed by a guy who has sharpened thousands of knives. It was Spyderco's first knife related product. Here is a video that explores the history of knife sharpening and the use of the Spyderco Sharpmaker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB0r6GvESGg&list=PL1mOmkdOlx-4Tp6-kWlMxxiCSiYOq542G
 
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